INDIAN TRAIL — Hemby Bridge Satellite Fire Department will open in January 2024 on Faith Church Road. It will serve as an additional station for Hemby Bridge Fire Department, whose original station is located at 6628 Mill Grove Rd. across from the Crismark subdivision.

MARSHVILLE — A ceremonial groundbreaking for a new high school complex was held Wednesday on the campus of Forest Hills.

MONROE — Union County’s Public Communications team has been recognized on the international and the state level for its work, earning four awards from two different organizations.

A Union County artist has designed the logo for the 2023 Pageland Watermelon Festival shirts.

INDIAN TRAIL — John Weathers traveled from his home in Lancaster, S.C. to attend the Memorial Day Ceremony held Monday at the James B. Crump VFW Post 2423 in Indian Trail. Weathers is an Army veteran and he was awarded the Purple Heart. “I was in Vietnam 1966-67 the 25th Infantry,” he said,”…

WESLEY CHAPEL — The Village of Wesley Chapel held a movie night Friday (May 26). “Union County Parks and Rec last year decided that each of the municipalities could host one movie night and last year the Wesley Chapel one got rained out,” said volunteer Julie Thomas,

INDIAN TRAIL — Indian Trail’s biggest event of the year is happening on Saturday, June 3! Family Fun Day will take place from 2-9:30 p.m. at Crooked Creek Park (5900 Oakwood Lane). The event includes free rides, games and entertainment, food trucks, and local vendor tents, and a fireworks sh…

MONROE — Detention officer training classes are now offered at the Union County Sheriff’s Office. “It is cost savings all the way around,” said Lt. James Maye. “When I went through that course, I had to drive to Mecklenburg County, a 45-minute to an hour drive. They sent four of us.”

INDIAN TRAIL — Cindy Summers considers herself a helper and not a leader. That’s how she has kept her nonprofit, Cindy’s Hope Chest, steady since 2010.

MONROE — Through night and day, whether it’s hot or cold, the Monroe Civitan Club has kept a steady pace on their mission to improve the circumstances for seniors living in Union County. They are best known for building wheelchair ramps, a service they have provided since 2003.

MONROE — Jill Fagala, the school nurse at Unionville Elementary, was named the 2022-2023 UCPS School Nurse of the Year on May 11.

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Downtown Waxhaw has been designated as an Accredited Main Street America™ program for meeting rigorous performance standards. Each year, Main Street America and its partners announce the list of Accredited programs to recognize their commitment to preservation-based economic development and …

MONROE — Captain Lori Pierce with the Union County Sheriff’s Office made a presentation to the Union County Board of Commissioners on the current situation at the Union County Jail on May 1.

The 2nd Annual Run with a Hero Fun Run was held at the Monroe Aquatics and Fitness Center on Saturday (May 20), hosted by Parks and Recreation.

INDIAN TRAIL — There’s a consistent need for food and shelter for some desperate families. Food for Families NC, Inc., a 501©(3) non-profit organization, moved to a new facility, located at 2001 Van Buren Ave. in March; they moved from 4393A Indian Trail Fairview Rd. because they needed more…

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During a City of Monroe Council meeting on May 9, member James Kerr made a recommendation to remove or relocate a parklet located on Main Street in Downtown Monroe.

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The lawn outside the government center at the Main Street Plaza in Downtown Monroe was filled Sunday with a crowd that came to listen to the Union Symphony Orchestra and celebrate Mother’s Day.

FAIRVIEW — As Fairview Park continues to upgrade and expand, it attracts more residents.

For the McWhorter brothers, playing varsity sports before earning diplomas from Parkwood High, have helped lead them into careers in law enforcement. It’s become a brotherly tradition for Chad, Jacob and Luke McWhorter to graduate from Parkwood, attend South Piedmont Community College and jo…

Former Parkwood High School boys basketball player Mitchell Keith Sykes, of Monroe, N.C., has been arrested for the murder of Wingate resident Jordan Drake, 23, at a residence in Myrtle Beach, S.C., last Saturday (May 13); the Horry County Police Department reported responding to a call to 1…

MONROE — Jonathan Lamont Willis, 30, was arrested for felony discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling.

MONROE — Union County Chamber of Commerce President Pat Kahle. She recalls how businesses rebounded after the Great Recession, and construction resumed operations in Union County when she worked for Park Sterling Bank.

RALEIGH — Attorney General Josh Stein announced on May 4 that 150,074 North Carolinians who were tricked into paying for free tax services by TurboTax will begin receiving checks from TurboTax’s owner, Intuit.

Bolivia, N.C., resident Bob Wydra presented an $11,600 check to the South Piedmont Community College Foundation last month, a gift that memorializes his brother, Jeff Wydra, and is many times larger than he originally planned.

MONROE — A resolution was passed with a 3 to 1 vote by the Union County Board of Commissioners during its meeting on May 1.

INDIAN TRAIL — Sean Nolan teaches his students the meaning of perseverance. When things are difficult for us; do we give up? What do we do? “We persevere,” he says.

MONROE – Watching your loved one go through a difficult stage in life can be sad. Sun Valley Middle School sixth-grader David “DJ” Leake, Jr, immediately thought about writing a children’s book to honor his brother, Vance, who has autism spectrum disorder. DJ and his mother, Tempest Leake, w…

Union County Public Schools (UCPS) hosted its U Awards on May 4 to honor the best in education across multiple categories: Beginning Teacher of the Year, Teacher of the Year, Assistant Principal of the Year and Principal of the Year. It was more than just a celebration of outstanding educato…